Ilmārs Bricis

Ilmārs Bricis

Bricis in Otepää in 2008.
Personal information
Full name	Ilmārs Bricis
Born	(1970-07-09) 9 July 1970 Rīga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	CPSK
Olympic Games
Teams	6 (1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	16 (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011)
Medals	2 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	21 (1991/92-2011/12)
Individual victories	0
Individual podiums	7
Medal record Men's biathlon Representing  Latvia World Championships 2001 Pokljuka 20 km individual 2005 Hochfilzen 10 km sprint

Ilmārs Bricis (born 9 July 1970) is former Latvian biathlete, who has participated in six Winter Olympics from 1992 to 2010.

He is married to three-time Olympian Anžela Brice (cross country skiing 1998, biathlon 2002 and 2006).^[1] Their eighteen-year-old daughter Anete Brice, coached by Anžela, competed in cross country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics.^[2]

Bricis has won bronze medals in 20 km race at the 2001 World Championship in Pokljuka and in 10 km sprint at the 2005 World Championship in Hochfilzen.

He came 5th in the 20km and sixth in the 4 x 7.5 km Relay at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano. His best performance was fourth at the 12.5km Pursuit at the 2006 Olympics in Torino.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he and luger Anna Orlova both competed in their sixth Olympic Games. They are the first Latvians to do so, after eight-time Olympian shooter Afanasijs Kuzmins at the Summer Olympics.

Bricis is the 4th biathlete to compete at six Winter Olympics, after Austrian Alfred Eder, Briton Michael Dixon and Russian Sergei Tchepikov, with Norwegian Ole Einar Bjørndalen following in 2014.

His hobbies are music and driving.^[3]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.^[4]

Olympic Games

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay
1992 Albertville	61st	39th	N/A	N/A	16th
1994 Lillehammer	—	41st	N/A	N/A	16th
1998 Nagano	5th	32nd	N/A	N/A	6th
2002 Salt Lake City	39th	40th	51st	N/A	17th
2006 Turin	19th	12th	4th	28th	16th
2010 Vancouver	74th	14th	32nd	—	19th

*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.

World Championships

2 medals (2 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Team	Relay	Mixed relay
1993 Borovets	—	79th	N/A	N/A	19th	—	N/A
1995 Antholz-Anterselva	69th	35th	N/A	N/A	7th	12th	N/A
1996 Ruhpolding	30th	13th	N/A	N/A	13th	11th	N/A
1997 Brezno-Osrblie	16th	23rd	18th	N/A	12th	12th	N/A
1998 Pokljuka	N/A	N/A	9th	N/A	8th	N/A	N/A
1999 Kontiolahti	10th	12th	6th	15th	N/A	5th	N/A
2000 Oslo Holmenkollen	DNF	30th	31st	14th	N/A	6th	N/A
2001 Pokljuka	Bronze	40th	22nd	8th	N/A	9th	N/A
2002 Oslo Holmenkollen	N/A	N/A	N/A	8th	N/A	N/A	N/A
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk	18th	33rd	12th	4th	N/A	12th	N/A
2004 Oberhof	30th	45th	28th	—	N/A	13th	N/A
2005 Hochfilzen	38th	Bronze	14th	13th	N/A	19th	—
2007 Antholz-Anterselva	—	DNS	—	—	N/A	12th	17th
2008 Östersund	15th	18th	13th	12th	N/A	13th	—
2009 Pyeongchang	48th	25th	38th	—	N/A	17th	—
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk	58th	20th	36th	—	N/A	14th	LPD

*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

**Team was removed as an event in 1998, and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999 and the mixed relay in 2005.

See also

• List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games

References

External links

• Ilmārs Bricis at the International Biathlon Union
• Ilmārs Bricis at the International Ski Federation
• Ilmārs Bricis at Sports Reference